Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-12

willing to give bonds for its safe return ana
promised not to keep 1t more than half an
hour, On this assurance MIR. Boynton al
lowed the paper to leave the Office. 1t was
evening the pile OF manuscript which would
have filled page, was sent over the wires In
less than two hundred words.
Authorized Reserve Agents.
WASHINGTON, June 1l.-fSpecial to the
BEE. 1t is noticed with some surprise that
very few of the banks of Chicago are au-
thorzed to act as reserve agents for other
national banks, while those of Omaha, st.
Louis, New York and other large cities arc
constantly receiving appointments to take
care of the surplus funds of banks in all sec
tions of the country. An inquiry to the
cause Of this state of affairs brought out the
following story: The act of congress ap-
proved last year authorized the recognition
as reserve city, of any place where two
thirds of the national banks would join in
and make the. request OF the treasury Of
eas The bii was pushed through sho con
terest of the Chicago banks. 1t seems. how
ever. that there Is in CHICAGO q clearing
house TO which the smaller national banks
have been denied admission. AS soon as tho
reserve bill became u law the clearing house
banks called meeting. of all the national
banking institutions in Chicago, and the
small fry were told that their signatures
were wanted to petition which would give
the benefits of the law. But the small try
were not OF that species OF fish. They re-
piled through their representatives that they
were not particularly. anxious TO join in, If
they signed the petition at all Ii would be
only after they had been admitted to men,
bership in the clearing house. This caused
great deal OF consternation,. but the bigger
concerns were not disposed to give in to
mi tnr nd a1nfin Az thnr
were more than one-third of the national
banks In Chicago outside the clearing house.
the others found themselves unable to COM
ply with the terms of the act, and they were
unable, In consequence, to enjoy the benefits
Of the law. In the meantime the banks of
other cities have been able to reap the crop
of reserve funds which the Chicago men
sowed. There is growing in Chicago in
consequence.
Beauties of Red Tape.
WASHINGTON, June ll.-lSpecial to the
BEE. While there Is no better paylnaster to
its employees who are engaged In the city of
Washington, than the government Of the
United States, there is none so bad in the
world than this same government when its
servants are engaged in their labors away
from the shadow of the capitol. This is es-
pecially true Of officials and employees con-
nected with the department. of justice.
Office here will receive their salaries for the
first half of the current month on Wednes-
day next, the assistants to the district AttOr-
neys in cities outside of Washington, as well
as marshals court officers, witnesses and
others needed to andin maintaining the Dig
nifty Of the United State courts, have not yet
been paid for work done during the month
of April. Every account against the govern
ment contracted outside OF Washington
seems to have faculty of winding itself up
IN red tape. and no matter II the public ser
want is provided for by law he cannot get his
salary until his account has passed through
hundred hands. Those interested have
been trying for years to get some system of
payments adopted which would insure more
prompt payment, but up to the present time
Washington's Hotel Facilities.
WASHINGTON. Juno 11.-[Special to the
BEE. J. Washington Is fast becoming the
city of national conventions. The beauties
of the city itself and the historical trea sures
which abound in its Immediate vicinity,
serves to make 1t attractive to people from
all parts Of the country. Every one who
comes here, however, speaks of the one
thing needed. There is no hotel with first
There is no city In the world where the hOte
proprietOrs look after the table and the com
fort OF the inner man than they do IN this
city. But the hotel buildings themselves are
one of them which can be called even second
class. They are well furnished and well
kept, but they, are not hotels. 1t will be q
great day for the city when hotel of modern
design is erected here and the indications
now are that this will be accomplished within
year. A company of capitalists are said to
be negotiating for q site now, aud they pro
pose to build one of the finest structures ol
the kind In the world.
The Country Prosperous.
WASHINGTON, June 1l.-ISpeciai to tlt
BEE. l-"1f there Is one thing more than an
other which will argue against an extra ses
sion of congress 1t is the general prosperity
| abounding throughout the country" said @
Pennsylvania representative this morning
~ have just returned from On extended tril
through the west, and never did sec th'
whole population SO thrifty. The crops are
| growing magniiccntly; prices for products
are good; buildings are going UP everywhere
and money into manufacturing interest Il
lowering and there Is less distress than
have seen during the past decade or score o
session? II there is too much surplus in tn,
treasury 1t doesn't seem to injury any body
or anything, and there Is no Immediate dc
mand for action In that direction, and pe
| IleVe tno surplus Is tNc only tHluR crying 10
congressional action. True, the revenues
ought to be reduced and some of the idl
money in the treasury put into circulation
but can any one say that the immense pros
porty aDOundng throughout the countr.
would indicate that summary action In ref
erence to anything within the power of con-
gress is demanded? do not think So BE
sides, ! do not believe that there will be al
extra session. II for no other reason thar
that the president does not care to take tn
responsibility of 1t. There is an extra cos
attaching to an extra session of somethin
like $4,000 day."
Among the Military.
| WASHINGTON, June 1l.-ISpecial Telt
gram to the BEE. .l-General Sheridan vii
review the National guard Of Pennsylyani
at their state encampment in August.
by a decision of the secretary of war 1t
held that in case any army officer avails hin
self of q leave of absence while under order
to change station, II merely suspends the o,
ecuton Of the order for change Of station
and at the expiration of the leave the office
comes under the operation OF the order, an
in obeying 1t is entitled to full pay for tn
time necessary to perform the journey troi
his old station to his new one.
General Sheridan will soon pass upon tn